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Bad Robot’s Brie Larson Creature Feature Renamed ‘Skeletons’ for Berlin Sales

International rights go to market in Berlin under FilmNation representation.

Overview

  • The film, first launched at Cannes as Fail-Safe, has been retitled Skeletons and is being presented to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.
  • JT Mollner is set to direct, with Brie Larson attached to star and J.J. Abrams producing via Bad Robot alongside Infrared and Assemble Media.
  • FilmNation is handling international sales, while CAA Media Finance and WME Independent share domestic sales responsibilities.
  • The project is described as a modern creature-horror told from a young boy’s perspective as he discovers a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.
  • Brian Duffield wrote the screenplay based on Philip Fracassi’s short story Fail-Safe, and trade reporting indicates an expectation the feature will shoot before Mollner’s A24 Texas Chainsaw Massacre series.